Microsoft formally ordered to carry Java
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
The final judge's order requiring Microsoft to distribute Sun Microsystems' version of Java gives Microsoft a deadline of 120 days after Feb. 4 to include Sun's Java with all versions of Windows XP and with all Web browsers that include .NET functionality. U.S. District Court Judge Frederick Motz of Baltimore delayed his order until Feb. 4 so Microsoft could appeal his decision.
Motz also ordered Microsoft to start offering as a download Sun's Java run-time environment (JRE) as a recommended update within 30 days of Sun giving Microsoft an updated copy of its version of Java. That 30-day download deadline was Microsoft's suggestion.
As Sun had asked, Motz's order also prohibits Microsoft from carrying a version of the JRE that's incompatible with Sun's version. But the judge noted that third-party computer makers are allowed to decide for themselves whether to carry Sun's Java.